Water Bearer

Water Bearer is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter Sally Oldfield, released in 1978.

The song "Mirrors" was released as a single, and reached No. 19 in the UK charts.

Track listing

All songs written by Sally Oldfield. Quotations in "Songs of the Quendi" by J. R. R. Tolkien.

Side 1

1. "Water Bearer" – 6:25
2. "Songs of the Quendi" – 12:46
3. *"Night Theme"
4. *"Wampum Song"
5. *"Nenya"
6. *"Land of the Sun"
7. "Mirrors" – 3:29 (This track, also released as a single, is missing from some versions)

Side 2

1. "Weaver" – 3:38
2. "Night of the Hunter's Moon" – 3:26
3. "Child of Allah" – 3:19
4. "Song of the Bow" – 3:37
5. "Fire and Honey" – 2:30
6. "Song of the Healer" – 3:19

Charts

Personnel

• Sally Oldfield – vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer, Moog Taurus, harpsichord, Farfisa Organ, mandolin, marimba, glockenspiel, vibraphone, percussion
• Frank Ricotti – percussion, vibraphone, marimba
• Dave Lawson – synthesizer
• Trevor Spencer – synth drums
• Tim Wheater – cymbal
• Jean Price – harp
• Brian Burrows – vocals

Also:

• Art Direction – Martin Poole
• Engineer – Ashley Howe, Dave Grinstead, Mark Dearnley
• Mixed By – Ashley Howe, Sally Oldfield
• Mixed By (Assistant) – John Gallen, Julian Cooper
• Photography – Paul Wakefield
• Typography – Mike Pratley
• Writer, Arranger and Producer – Sally Oldfield

References

External links

• The Widening Eye review
• Ground and Sky review